Real-time and post-reaction microscopic structural analysis of biomass undergoing pyrolysis

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3810-3817

  Haas, Thomas J ^a   Nimlos, Mark R ^b   Donohoe, Bryon S ^a  

^a Chemical and Biosciences Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHAR; BIOMASS CHAR; BIOMASS PARTICLE; CELL WALLS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEATTRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LIQUID PRODUCTS; MACRO PORES; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC IMAGING; OVERALL COSTS; PLANT TISSUES; POPULUS SP; POST REACTION; PRE-REACTIONS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; WOOD SAMPLES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PYROLYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TAR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 67749104732     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef900201b     Document Type: Article

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